Don't Leave the Shed Without Doing This

[@daveshep]

Some of the best music/practice advice I’ve heard in years. Thanks, Rich.

[@SaberToothBicycle]

This is what makes you the greatest music teacher of all time! I am so grateful for the chance to try to share your approach with my kids' musical interests too.

[@Bassic778]

As usual, great advice that is very practical! Thank you!

[@flashbass1]

Love ya man great advice ❤🧡💚🙏🏾👊🏿✌🏿💯

[@nichalausrook2397]

That's some great advice. I'll definitely do this every time!

[@micahlewis-o9r]

Embrace the suck. Pretend that you’re a little kid banging on Tupperware. Kids think that the racket sounds awesome no matter what. Keep practicing and eventually, the noise coming out of your instrument will match the music in your head.

[@estherlord6330]

I sure hope so 😳 😉✌️

[@davedave8608]

rapper's delight

[@richbrownbass]

ONE HUNDRED!!!! 🔥

[@fountainbailey-murray4327]

Thank you, Mr. Brown!!!

[@thomaswalker8790]

Yup you're absolutely spot on

[@bassman2play]

So true even for players that been playing for years 🫶🏿

[@mjolnircarlssen4211]

I cannot love this enough!❤ I started playing in the mid-80s (the dawn of lead/shred bass). Playing became so competitive and demanding that it wasn’t fun. Practice was just….laborious. By the early 2000s, I just had to completely deconstruct what the bass is, and…just like you said….play what made me feel good. That meant a 4-string Fender P Bass and a Musicman Stingray for me. I went back to the timeless players like James Jamerson, Willie Weeks, Nathan East, Nathan Watts, Bob Babbitt, Larry Graham, Donald Dunn, John Paul Jones, Roger Glover… I’ve never been happier playing.

[@garydaniel1158]

I really needed to hear that … Thank you! Love your page!

[@teartamother1892]

Good advice ❤

[@ronaldmckinley5220]

I needed to hear this today!

[@NoobPsukhē]

And so it is with living. :)

[@Old_Man_Jay]

This is true. Lately I've been feeling kinda down and its been a bit hard to pick up my bass. But when I do, I always feel great. I'm often hard on myself about the way I practice since I am mostly self taught and I often feel exactly how you described; like I'm not making any progress. You are an inspiration to me though, as I'm sure you are to others. Now I'm going to do exactly as you said and make some noise. That should remedy the blues a bit.

[@BackcountryTreks]

Fantastic channel!

[@petergregorypottery5476]

that's just what I needed, thanks you so much for the wonderful advice. It also applies to many other parts of life to! :-)

[@chinaboyzfishing4695]

I'm starting follow this video & a lots of tips i can get from this channel such a good knowledge for beginner like me i can learn in easy way.big thanks to you mr rich👍

[@jeffhurley83]

Yup 👍

[@dancoventry4174]

I love you Rich Brown ♥️

[@richbrownbass]

Awwww. 🙏🏾❤️😊

[@katehawk8829]

Love it ❤❤

[@imi_harun]

Thanks Sir

[@errolcampbell304]

I always go back to motown and some heavy dub👍🏿

[@richbrownbass]

You can't go wrong with either of those.

[@markfoster_mkfbass]

RICH BROWN! LOVE THIS MESSAGE✌🏾❤👏🏽😄🤗 Are you gonna record some more original music? Aaaaaand...how 'bout some BROWNSTONE t-shirts? Pleeeease, let us give you MO' MONEY😎 Keep doing what you are doing, it's greatly appreciated.

[@scottkunghadrengsen2604]

Thanks

[@_B_E_A_D_G_C]

Rick Ross 🎨 always dropping the nuggets of wisdom

[@estherlord6330]

Thank you, I needed this right about now. Yesterday, my instructor sent me home with Oye Como VA by Santana (and I love it !!) along with a couple of exercises. This is a great song for beginners !! I started to feel discouraged because I just can not sound smooth. I've started to think that I my be one of those people that will always sound choppy which is definitely not Cool 🥴.

[@discobassgroove]

🔥🔥🔥

[@Kders]

Top Tip: Shintaro Sakamoto’s “In a Phantom Mood” usually does the trick 😉✌️

[@bogusolszewski3629]

Hi Rich, my no 1 bass player teacher on the planet! Please, please,please make some material about your technik of MUTING 😅

[@TheMikeLott]

This. Anyone interested in looking into this further, have a read of Effortless Mastery by Kenny Werner which is all about playing (as in “playfulness”).

[@bradami1234]

I forget that daily

[@robtaylor9782]

Can you advise/recommend some strings that can give you a upright double bass jazz sound

[@JohnFoxBass]

LaBella black nylon tapewounds. And if you can put them on a Rob Allen Deep 4, you will sound EXACTLY like an upright bass.

[@imranmusa8929]

what song is in the audio?

[@richbrownbass]

This is an unreleased track I threw together in Garageband as a theme for the channel.

[@blkrbbt]

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